Example sentences of "only [v-ing] with the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In any case , she tires of their constant need for milk and leaves the earth , only returning with the necessary food to feed them . |
| 2 | Anstey 's approach to this edition was initially intended to be thematic but she has reverted to the chronological format of the first edition , thus not only dispensing with the problems of placing the themes but also giving the reader a parallel in comment on Thomas 's development both in poetry and prose . |
| 3 | Although great controversy was generated , the proposed reforms were really only dealing with the margins of the Welfare State rather than with any fundamental alterations in its structure . |
| 4 | Once he introduces them , the linguist can not simply retreat into claiming that he is only dealing with the abstractions of descriptive linguistics . |
| 5 | Yep , now nowadays erm they 've got the best , I mean the equipment is excellent , er it came in my time erm my predecessor 's time and it 's been carried on now and new developments have come in , erm and with , of course techniques in , not only dealing with the chemicals in , in making safe afterwards which is twice as complicated I think , you know the decontamination side , the clearing up , the protecting of the environment from toxic chemicals er which we 've all heard about in newspapers , and read reports and seen it on television , these , these accidents up and down the world . |
| 6 | Both are only playing with the conventions of the mainstream domestic sitcom of the past 30 years , when writers have looked to the theatre ( notably the work of Neil Simon and Alan Ayckbourn ) as a model . |
| 7 | He felt detached , as if he was floating high up above them and the executioners were only playing with the useless bundle of flesh that had once been his body . |